Chapter 70 Ocular Histoplasmosis Justis P. Ehlers, Barbara S. Hawkins, Andrew P. Schachat Historical perspective In 1942 Reid provided the first description of histoplasmosis-associated ophthalmic abnormalities from a patient with…
Chapter 78 Sarcoidosis Yasir Jamal Sepah, Douglas A. Jabs, Quan Dong Nguyen Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by intrathoracic involvement. The disease was first described…
Chapter 41 Hereditary Vitreoretinal Degenerations Shibo Tang, Xiaoyan Ding, Yan Luo Hereditary vitreoretinal degeneration, also known as hereditary vitreoretinopathy, is classically characterized by early-onset cataracts, vitreous anomalies, coarse fibrils and…
Chapter 131 Tuberous Sclerosis and the Eye Alan F. Cruess, Sanjay Sharma Introduction History, diagnosis, and genetic basis Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem genetic disorder, characterized by…
Chapter 130 Capillary Hemangioblastoma of the Retina and von Hippel–Lindau Disease Emily Y. Chew, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Retinal capillary hemangioblastomas (also referred to as retinal angiomas) are typically a…
Chapter 132 Phakomatoses Carol L. Shields, Jerry A. Shields Introduction The phakomatoses are a group of syndromes characterized by systemic hamartomas of the eye, brain, skin, and sometimes the viscera…
Chapter 38 Drug Delivery Erin B. Lavik, Baruch D. Kuppermann, Mark S. Humayun Introduction Drug delivery has the potential to have a tremendous impact on treatment of retinal diseases. There…
Chapter 6 Image Processing Michael Abràmoff, Christine N. Kay Introduction In this review, we discuss quantitative approaches to retinal image analysis. Special emphasis is placed on familiarizing the reader with…
Chapter 113 High Myopia and the Vitreoretinal Complications Yasushi Ikuno, Masahito Ohji Introduction The incidence of high myopia varies among ethnic groups, races, and countries, but there is a higher…
Chapter 56 Coats Disease Nikolas J.S. London, Carol L. Shields, Julia A. Haller History Coats disease is an idiopathic condition characterized by telangiectatic and aneurysmal retinal vessels with intraretinal and…
